He succeeds Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, 49, who was one of Malaysia's youngest kings.
Under a unique system maintained since Malaysia's independence from Britain in 1957, nine hereditary state rulers take turns as the country's king for five-year terms.
The monarch's role is largely ceremonial, since administrative power is vested in the prime minister and Parliament. But he is highly regarded as the supreme upholder of Malay tradition and symbolic head of Islam.
Garbed in black and yellow regalia, Sultan Abdul Halim was sworn in after inspecting a military honor guard and receiving a 21-gun salute at Parliament.
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